Joseph Cobham NOYES

(1798-1868)

NOYES, Joseph Cobham, a
Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Maine, September 22,
1798; attended the common schools; moved to Eastport, Maine, in
1819; ship chandler and shipper of merchandise in Eastport; member
of the State house of representatives in 1833; elected as a Whig to
the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1839);
unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth
Congress; collector of customs for the district of Passamaquoddy,
Maine, 1841-1843; moved to Portland and engaged in the flour and
commission business; treasurer of the Portland Co. (locomotive
works) in 1859; one of the founders of the Portland Savings Bank in
1852 and served as treasurer from 1859 until his death in Portland,
Cumberland County, Maine, July 28, 1868; interment in Evergreen
Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present